Teets v. Hahn

Plaintiff’s daughter was injured while driving plaintiff’s motor car, by collision with a truck of the defendant. The suit was for loss of services of the daughter (an infant), expenses of her treatment and cure, and damages to the motor car. Eor this last item the jury awarded six cents under direction of the court, and this is the sole point raised on this appeal.

We consider that the trial judge ruled correctly, and for the reason that the proof of damages failed on a fundamental point. It appeared that the motor car after the accident was a worthless heap of junk, not susceptible of…